The Caliphate of Darqas is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its state-planned economy, public floggings, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.684 billion Darqasis are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darqas. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Darqasian economy, worth a remarkable 2,942 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 338,822 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, billions of Dinars are spent to take high-quality photos of the Camel Nebula, even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darqas's national animal is the camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Darqas is ranked 2,751^st in the world and 110^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 227 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.